The contradiction of interrogation in the poetry of Ibn Hamdis (527) AH

Abstract

This study comes within the rhetorical framework based on opposition in the poetry of Ibn Hamdis, due to the abundance of oppositions in his poetry. It has become clear through our research that most of his poetry is based on opposition, and in our research we seek to uncover a new type of opposition that has not been mentioned before by anyone, which is what we launched. It is called (interrogative opposition), that is, it is the opposition that exists in the context of the interrogative and that leads to a new meaning. This study explains this opposition that comes in different formulations, as in our explanation of the verses. The opposition may occur between the word and its opposite, or between the word and its negation, but it is included within the context of the interrogative that leads Suggestive meanings intended by the poet, and this type has formed a distinctive phenomenon in his poetry. Through our research in the poetry of the poet Ibn Hamdis, we found many opposites in his poetry, and most of his poetry is based on opposites. However, we found in his poetry a new type of opposite, which is the interrogative opposite, which was not known to anyone before. The interrogative opposite is a striking phenomenon in Ibn Hamdis' poetry, especially since he relies on interrogative tools in the opposite, which represent a distinctive poetic style. The interrogative style in his poetry enters into opposites, either between a word and its opposite, or between a word and the opposite of that word in negation. The interrogative style represents a semantic energy that gives a high poetic suggestion to the text, revealing the rhetorical technique present in the text. Sometimes, through it, the recipient notices the deep level of the text and is surprised by words that achieve a meaning different from the apparent.